Now that you can keep your devices on gate-to-gate, attention has turned to inflight calling. Since the FCC announced it’s getting ready to legalize inflight calls there’s been a storm of controversy, with many saying they don’t want to spend 8 hours in a seat cooped up with a compulsive talker. In the end, the decision will be up to the airlines, and Delta’s CEO has made it clear: “Delta will not allow cellular calls or internet-based voice communications onboard Delta or Delta Connection flights.” MORE on this hot topic.
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Delta just moved up on my list of preferred airlines!
I can see it coming — calling and non-calling sections in planes.
Times change and along the way, behavior once deemed unacceptable, often becomes the norm. I’ve noticed this principle at work especially where phones are concerned. I’m so pleased to see a CEO take a stand for simple courtesy, even when it seems to fly in the face of popular notions of what’s acceptable. I hope now other airlines’ managements have the gumption to follow Delta’s lead.